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Unformatted text preview: Ratio -- based on responses Variable Interval Variable -- uses averages Interval -- based on time Extinction curves Punishment Anything that when applied, decreases a behavior Pretty much what you think of as a punishment but more formally. . Positive Reinforcer Anything that when applied increases a behavior Usually pretty much the same as a “reward” but more formally… Stopping a punishment is a kind of reward, but this situation doesn’t fit the definition of a positive reinforcer (it’s not adding something good, it’s taking away something bad--it’s not a reward, but rather, a kind of negative reward) so it’s called something else -- Negative Reinforcer -- “I’m going to tickle you until you say you’re sorry” Anything whose removal increases a behavior...
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